# grandiloquent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɡɹænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/

## Definitions
1. Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.

## Etymology
From Middle French grandiloquent, from Latin grandiloquus, from grandis (“great, full”) + loquēns, present participle of loquor (“to speak”). Compare eloquent.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grandiloquent